Clothes-line prop.



Y W. HETHERINGTON.

. CLOTHES LINE PROP.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAR.13. 1912, 1,059,330. Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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WILLIAM: HETHERINGTON, 0F EVEREST; KANSAS, ASSIGNOR T0 BERT HETHERINGTON .1

CLOTHESJJNE iIE'ROP.

Specification ofvLctt ers Patent. Patented Apr, 15, 1913.;

Applicat'i'onfiled March 13,1912. Serial No. 683,516.

new and useful Improvements in: Clothes-w Line Props, of iwhich thefollowing ;is a;

specification, reference beinghad to the ac-i companying drawings Theobject of my invention is to provide a clothes line prop :having a headto engage the linein a manner :preventingthe head sliding upon the line.

A further object of my invention is to.

provide a clothes line prop :of a simple and durable constructionzhavingan attachment capable of convenient adjustment upon I a i to thestaff.This sheet metal member in+ cludes a head enlargement 2, from whichexclothes line in a manner :tolinsure the prop beingheld to the lineagainst} casual displacement.

Withthese and other objects in view,the

present invention consists in the combination and arrangement: of partsas will be hereinafter more fully described and finally pointed outinthe appended claims, it being further understood that changes in thespecific structure shown: and described maybe made within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming: a part of this specification andin which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in thesimilar views: Figure 1 shows a side elevational view with parts broken;away, of a clothes line prop embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 shows a frontview disclosing: the prop as secured to a clothesline; Fig. 3is a detailwith portions broken away, disclosing the normal position oftheattachment in-dotted lines, and the position. of the at-ttiLCl'hIllQIltj in solid lines when the deviceis secured to or removedfromithe line. a Fig. 4 shows a sectional detaillof the heel plateiandsecuring spur. Fig. 5 is Jamodification.

In my present inventionsI provide a prop arranged to be detachablysecured to a clothes line in a manner; preventing :the

prop being casually detached or slipping off of the line. Clothesline1props as ordinarily constructedare apt to slip at the.

lower end, and soallow the prop to fall, often causing theline to sagtosuch an extent as to allow the fabrics to trail uponithe ground; In:mypresent inventionl provide a clothesline prop the; upper or head of?whichvcanrbe secured to the clothes line to I hold the same againstslipping while the a lower end has a spur .whichcan; be; shoved into theground to secure the clothes prop being held against casual displacementat bothends. 1

I In. carrying out the aim of my invention; I employ a staff 9 of anysuitable length, a

which at one end has a slot 10. This end forms. the upper end oftheclothes prop. Secured to the staff is a :holding; member made ofresilient sheet metal including: the

flat, bowed plate 1, having suitable screw openings arranged tovreceivelthe screws 7, by. means oi whlch the attachment 1s secured tendthe two outstandingarms 3, 3 arranged to stridethe stafi', as showninFig. 2 at points uponopposite sides of the slot 10. As 1 shown, each arm3 terminates in a recurved end 4,these ends havmg the beveled edges 6.

In the normal condition of the stridingarms 1 3, the curvedends are heldadjacent. to the sides of the staff, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.3,;where I have shown the normall position of this member. The arrow inFig.

3 discloses the direction in which the member 1 is pressed when itisdesired to attach the same or remove the same from a clothes line.

In Figs. 1,2and 5,I have shown the clothes I a a wood screw .11 throughthe staff at this A within the slot 1 under spring tension.

InFig. 21 have shown the prop as secured toithe line ihn No shaking ofthe line will be suilicientto detach the V rop, and the prop is furtherheld against sliding or slipping. In order to insure the lower end ofthe rop; beinglheld I provide a pointed spur 12 aving thescrew stem 13which is arranged to pass through the apertured heel plate I 1 1,; thescrew .13 beingthreaded into the lower end of the staff 9, asclearlyshown in Fig.4. On shoving the spur 12 into the earth the propwill be securely held at its lower end.

In Fig. 5 I show a modification where the:

resilient member 1 is provided with twostafi gator propenly hold theattachment tothe staff. As shownin this modification, the

staff is not provided with a slot or a seat v the" line A being heldagainst one edge oi the staff 9-. It desiredi the' staff can be? prov-'vided with a seat so that thelinewould gbe artly held within theseatand within the; 7

slot within one end, of a member madeof;

bight of the recurved arms. The arms; in

v this modification are made of sufficient lengtht'so that they extendbeyond theedgeshould be understood that around stafi could be equallywell used-e F i j The prop attachment is simple,; inexpensive inconstruction, and bothzcdurabl'e and efiieient in'operatiom and aclothes line prop;

I equipped with my attachment can be attached to or removed from a linewith ease,

accuracy'and despatch.

Having thus described my said invention, 3

- @Witnessesf" 1 what I claimasnewand desireto'se'cure byUnitedStates-Letters Patent is:--

1; A clothes line prop attachment made of 5 esi en s eet 7 me al-L inclldi gfaifiat bowed" plate having a screw opening at one end, and a headenlar ement at the opposite end withtwooutstan ding arms, said armsbeing :heldi parallel spaced relation; eachi arm:

terminating in airecurved end.

2". The combination with a staff having a resilient sheetmetaliincluding a'fiat bowed plateh-aVing a screw openingat one end,"and a head enlargement-with two outstanding f arms at the oppositemasher arms striding L40. said; stfaflf upon oppositesidesvofi saidslot,"

each; armoterminating areeurved end, and

means-within said' opening to hold said men 7 her to said staff. T i

In testimony whereofl afliiX signature,

- in presence of two; witnesses.

WIILLIAM HETIfLERISGTQNJ: I l

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